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The
Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a
victory on Thursday when they meet at Fenway Park.
Righthander
Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Indians to start this
game. Masterson is 8-7 this season with a 2.57 ERA.
Starting
this game for the Red Sox will be Erik Bedard. The lefthander has a
3.45 ERA to go along with a 4-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Red Sox listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus
the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The
Indians were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road
against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at
-175 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for
UNDER bettors.
Current
streak:
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
Boston has won 2
straight games.
Team
records:
Cleveland: 54-54 SU
Boston: 68-41 SU
Cleveland
most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing
Texas are 2-8
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are
4-6
Boston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are
4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Cleveland
are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of
Cleveland's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of
Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone
UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road
against Boston
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when
playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last
16 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 9-3
SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Next
up:
Cleveland at Texas, Friday, August 5
Boston home to NY
Yankees, Friday, August 5
